Economic Conditions in Economics & Business & Finance Audiobooks

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The Gospel of Wealth

by Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie ...

Narrated by Michele Fry ...

Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

What is the proper mode of administering great wealth? It is to address this question that steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie's famous essay "Wealth", or more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth" was written (in 1889). His answer – Philanthropy. Not just any philanthropy, but specifically, projects funded and overseen during the life of the magnate, for things that benefit the community and engage ... Read more

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What is the proper mode of administering great wealth? It is to address this question that steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie's famous essay "Wealth", or more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth" was written (in 1889). His answer – Philanthropy. Not just any philanthropy, but specifically, projects funded and overseen during the life of the magnate, for things that benefit the community and engage
... Read more
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrated by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often
... Read more
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The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

19 hours 20 min

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western
... Read more
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The New Great Depression

Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World

by James Rickards ...

Narrated by James Rickards ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

A Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller!The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it.The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Most fired employees will remain redundant. Bankruptcies will be common, and banks will buckle under the ... Read more

$15.00 USD

A Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller!The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it.The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Most fired employees will remain redundant. Bankruptcies will be common, and banks will buckle under the
... Read more
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The Undercover Economist

Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

by Tim Harford ...

Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a
... Read more
Audiobook

The Death of Money

The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System

by James Rickards ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

13 hours 14 min

“The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. . . . Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of the dollar.”The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil ... Read more

$34.99 USD

“The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. . . . Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of the dollar.”The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil
... Read more
Audiobook

A Brief History of Equality

by Thomas Piketty ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

The world’s leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding, a perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world’s leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding, a perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two
... Read more
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Makers and Takers

The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

by Rana Foroohar ...

Narrated by Rachel Fulginiti ...

Unabridged

13 hours 25 min

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held
... Read more
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Time for Socialism

Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021

by Thomas Piketty ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Real Crash

America's Coming Bankruptcy - How to Save Yourself and Your Country

by Peter D. Schiff ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

For over 30% new material including many startling developments that have occurred in the past few years, check out The Real Crash Fully Revised and Updated Edition, on sale now.You might be thinking everything's okay: the stock market is on the rise, jobs are growing, the worst of it is over.You'd be wrong.In The Real Crash, New York Times bestselling author Peter D. Schiff argues that America is ... Read more

$26.99 USD

For over 30% new material including many startling developments that have occurred in the past few years, check out The Real Crash Fully Revised and Updated Edition, on sale now.You might be thinking everything's okay: the stock market is on the rise, jobs are growing, the worst of it is over.You'd be wrong.In The Real Crash, New York Times bestselling author Peter D. Schiff argues that America is
... Read more
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism

by Aaron Bastani ...

Narrated by Shaun Grindell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Escape from Rome

The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity

by Walter Scheidel ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

21 hours 36 min

The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe's economic rise and the creation of the modern ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe's economic rise and the creation of the modern
... Read more
Audiobook

Born on Third Base

A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good

by Chuck Collins, Morris Pearl ...

Narrated by Chuck Collins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

As inequality grabs headlines, steals the show in presidential debates, and drives deep divides between the haves and have nots in America, class war brews. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, wittingly or not, to keep the system operating in their favor—all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side, ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

As inequality grabs headlines, steals the show in presidential debates, and drives deep divides between the haves and have nots in America, class war brews. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, wittingly or not, to keep the system operating in their favor—all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side,
... Read more
Audiobook

Bait and Switch

The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

by Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrated by Anne Twomey ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

The bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed goes back undercover to do for America's ailing middle class what she did for the working poor.Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed explored the lives of low-wage workers. Now, in BAIT AND SWITCH, she enters another hidden realm of the economy—the world of the white-collar unemployed. Armed with a plausible resume of a professional "in transition," ... Read more

$22.99 USD

The bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed goes back undercover to do for America's ailing middle class what she did for the working poor.Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed explored the lives of low-wage workers. Now, in BAIT AND SWITCH, she enters another hidden realm of the economy—the world of the white-collar unemployed. Armed with a plausible resume of a professional "in transition,"
... Read more
Audiobook

War Is a Racket

by Smedley Butler, Smedley Butler ...

Narrated by John Greenman ...

Unabridged

58 min

Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler's expose of American Corporate Imperialism. Butler said, "I served in all commissioned ranks from second lieutenant to Major General. And during that period I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. I suspected I was just part of the racket all the time. ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler's expose of American Corporate Imperialism. Butler said, "I served in all commissioned ranks from second lieutenant to Major General. And during that period I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. I suspected I was just part of the racket all the time.
... Read more
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The Genius of Israel

The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World

by Saul Singer, Dan Senor ...

Narrated by Dan Senor ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies?Why do Israelis have among the world’s highest life expectancies and lowest rates of “deaths of despair” from suicide and ... Read more

$25.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies?Why do Israelis have among the world’s highest life expectancies and lowest rates of “deaths of despair” from suicide and
... Read more
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The World's Worst Bet

How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (And What Would Make It Right)

by David J Lynch ...

Narrated by Todd Menesses ...

Unabridged

13 hours 57 min

Why globalization failed so many Americans and how it still can be saved despite burgeoning economic nationalism.The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World’s Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers a trenchant, fast-paced narrative of the rise and fall of the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Why globalization failed so many Americans and how it still can be saved despite burgeoning economic nationalism.The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World’s Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers a trenchant, fast-paced narrative of the rise and fall of the greatest engine of prosperity the world has
... Read more
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Our Fair Share

How One Small Change Can Create a More Equitable American Economy

by Brian C. Johnson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

We are a nation founded on the ideals of coming together across differences to forge a common future. Yet over the past fifty years, our economy has been pulling us apart at unprecedented rates. By allowing top income earners and the wealthiest Americans to hoard wealth like almost never before, we belie what makes our country great. This is a threat to our well-being, our democracy, and our ... Read more

$19.99 USD

We are a nation founded on the ideals of coming together across differences to forge a common future. Yet over the past fifty years, our economy has been pulling us apart at unprecedented rates. By allowing top income earners and the wealthiest Americans to hoard wealth like almost never before, we belie what makes our country great. This is a threat to our well-being, our democracy, and our
... Read more
Audiobook

Hamsterrad-Exit - 90 Tage zur Freiheit

Dein Plan für passives Einkommen, Online Business & selbstbestimmtes Leben.

by Click Heaven ...

Narrated by Charon (AI) ...

Unabridged

42 min

Genug vom Hamsterrad? Dieses Hörbuch ist Ihr 90-Tage-Plan zur Freiheit! Entdecken Sie, wie Sie passives Einkommen generieren, ein Online Business aufbauen und endlich selbstbestimmt leben. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre finanzielle Zukunft sichern, ein solides Nebeneinkommen aufbauen und ortsunabhängig arbeiten können. Schaffen Sie sich Zeitfreiheit und genießen Sie den Laptop Lifestyle. Ihr Weg zur ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Genug vom Hamsterrad? Dieses Hörbuch ist Ihr 90-Tage-Plan zur Freiheit! Entdecken Sie, wie Sie passives Einkommen generieren, ein Online Business aufbauen und endlich selbstbestimmt leben. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre finanzielle Zukunft sichern, ein solides Nebeneinkommen aufbauen und ortsunabhängig arbeiten können. Schaffen Sie sich Zeitfreiheit und genießen Sie den Laptop Lifestyle. Ihr Weg zur
... Read more
Audiobook

As 16 Leis do Sucesso

by Napoleon Hill ...

Narrated by Claudio Vitoriano ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

AS 16 LEIS DO SUCESSO é um curso prático que reúne as 16 poderosas lições que são as bases de toda filosofia de Napoleon Hill, o maior gênio na área da realização pessoal e psicologia aplicada de todos os tempos. Incontáveis milionários, líderes e grandes personalidades do mundo inteiro atribuem seu sucesso à aplicação prática dos princípios elaborados por Hill. Agora, pela primeira vez na ... Read more

$19.99 USD

AS 16 LEIS DO SUCESSO é um curso prático que reúne as 16 poderosas lições que são as bases de toda filosofia de Napoleon Hill, o maior gênio na área da realização pessoal e psicologia aplicada de todos os tempos. Incontáveis milionários, líderes e grandes personalidades do mundo inteiro atribuem seu sucesso à aplicação prática dos princípios elaborados por Hill. Agora, pela primeira vez na
... Read more
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Introduction to Economics and business

Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)

by Rumi Michael Leigh ...

Unabridged

21 min

Unlock the mysteries of economics and business with this comprehensive Q&A guide! Perfect for students, entrepreneurs, or anyone curious about the financial forces shaping our world, this book breaks down complex concepts into simple, easy-to-understand questions and answers. Whether you're preparing for exams, running a business, or just eager to understand how economies function, this book is ... Read more

$6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the mysteries of economics and business with this comprehensive Q&A guide! Perfect for students, entrepreneurs, or anyone curious about the financial forces shaping our world, this book breaks down complex concepts into simple, easy-to-understand questions and answers. Whether you're preparing for exams, running a business, or just eager to understand how economies function, this book is
... Read more
Audiobook

Fate of the States

The New Geography of American Prosperity

by Meredith Whitney ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

"Forget everything you think you know about the direction of the American economy, about our growing need for foreign oil, about the rise of the service economy and the decline of American manufacturing. The story of the next thirty years will not be a repeat of the last thirty."One of the most respected voices on Wall Street, Meredith Whitney shot to global prominence in 2007 when her warnings of ... Read more

$15.99 USD

"Forget everything you think you know about the direction of the American economy, about our growing need for foreign oil, about the rise of the service economy and the decline of American manufacturing. The story of the next thirty years will not be a repeat of the last thirty."One of the most respected voices on Wall Street, Meredith Whitney shot to global prominence in 2007 when her warnings of
... Read more
Audiobook

Crash Bang Wallop

The Inside Story of London's Big Bang and a Financial Revolution that Changed the World

by Iain Martin ...

Narrated by Matt Addis ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', Crash Bang Wallop will tell the gripping story of how the changes introduced in the 1980s in the City of London transformed our world.Attitudes to money and the way we measure value and status were completely reshaped by Big Bang, and it had an extraordinary impact on politics, on style, on technology, on the ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', Crash Bang Wallop will tell the gripping story of how the changes introduced in the 1980s in the City of London transformed our world.Attitudes to money and the way we measure value and status were completely reshaped by Big Bang, and it had an extraordinary impact on politics, on style, on technology, on the
... Read more
Audiobook

How the West Was Lost

Fifty Years of Economic Folly---and the Stark Choices Ahead

by Dambisa Moyo ...

Narrated by Anne Flosnik ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

In How the West Was Lost, the New York Times bestselling author Dambisa Moyo offers a bold account of the decline of the economic supremacy of the West. She examines how the West's flawed financial decisions and blinkered political and military choices have resulted in an economic and geopolitical seesaw that is now poised to tip in favor of the emerging world. As Western economies hover on the ... Read more

$16.99 USD

In How the West Was Lost, the New York Times bestselling author Dambisa Moyo offers a bold account of the decline of the economic supremacy of the West. She examines how the West's flawed financial decisions and blinkered political and military choices have resulted in an economic and geopolitical seesaw that is now poised to tip in favor of the emerging world. As Western economies hover on the
... Read more

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